Can subjective, individual taste be reconciled with an objective, universal standard? Luc Ferry argues that this problem of aesthetic theory is fundamentally related to the political problem of democratic individualism. Ferry begins in the mid 1600s with the simultaneous invention of the notions of [...]

What happens when the meaning of life based on a divine revelation no longer makes sense? Does the quest for transcendence end in the pursuit of material success and self-absorption? Luc Ferry argues that modernity and the emergence of secular humanism in Europe since the eighteenth century have not[...]

This volume presents facts and theories concerning the major topics in detection, discrimination, and perception of sounds by humans. The six review articles provide an invaluable summary of our knowledge of psychophysics to students and established investigators in auditory research, including neur[...]

"I Den nya ekologiska ordningen granskar han den typ av frågor som Peter Singer blivit känd för - skall djur ha samma rättigheter som människor? - men också filosofin bakom den så kallade djupekologin, vars radikala ståndpunkt är att berg, skogar och sjöar ? i princip hela biosfären ? bö[...]